Equipment
AHTS Skandi Vega in Statoil’s hands for another year (Gallery)
DOF ASA has informed that Statoil has exercised its first one year option for an Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel (AHTS) Skandi Vega. The option includes ROV. According to DOF, the vessel is firm until mid-May 2016. The company says that the Skandi Vega is a large vessel designed for deepwater anch
Fécamp Met Mast Foundation Installed
MT Højgaard has installed the Fécamp met mast foundation in the English Channel, marking the first installation of a new type of foundation that may prove of great importance to the offshore wind industry. MT Højgaard has lowered the Seatower Cranefree® foundation to a depth of nearly 30 metres on t
First Gas Flows from Discovery Gas Pipeline in GoM
Williams and DCP Midstream Partners informed that the new extended Discovery natural gas gathering pipeline system is now flowing natural gas. The Keathley Canyon ConnectorTM deepwater gas gathering pipeline system and the South Timbalier Block 283 junction platform are serving producers in the cent
Caley Introduces Portable IWOCS Deployment System
Caley Ocean Systems announced the development of a portable Intervention Work Over Control System (IWOCS) deployment system. In addition to simplifying the over boarding of IWOCS, it allows a single deployment system to be readily transported between different offshore vessels, Caley said in a press
Severn Subsea HIPPS at Subsea Expo
The Severn Glocon Group will present its High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS) for oil and gas topside and subsea applications at Subsea Expo. According to the company, the subsea HIPPS will be the first to combine independent electronic and mechanical systems to provide a dual redundan
AGR nets deal to increase Lukoil’s drilling efficiency
AGR has announced a contract win to optimise drilling performance with LUKOIL Overseas, the operator of LUKOIL’s international upstream projects. The contract covers LUKOIL’s drilling operations in several territories internationally, including Middle East, Black Sea, Africa and Central Asia. AGR sa
DutchWorkboats’ Focus on Dredging
DutchWorkboats, an Amsterdam based manufacturer of workboats, has introduced Bob Scheiberlich, their new field and sales expert. “Before Bob came along, we had a hunch, but not a clue how to connect best to the specific breed of dredging clients. With Bob, we have already seen proof that DWB and dre
Pieter Schelte Renamed to ‘Pioneering Spirit’
Swiss-based offshore company Allseas has announced that the largest vessel in the world ‘Pieter Schelte’ is being re-named to ‘Pioneering Spirit’. The company already announced on Friday, it has made a decision to rename the vessel after fierce criticism. The name of the vessel reflects what she sta
Tritech to Equip Swedish Navy ROVs
Tritech has been selected as the preferred supplier for sonar and acoustic positioning onboard SAAB Seaeye Falcon Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) for Försvarets Materielverk, (FMV), the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration. The ten ROV systems will be deployed for seabed surveys, inspections, l
Rolls Royce Package for Nautilus Newbuild
Nautilus Minerals said that the order for the engines and thruster packages for the Company’s production support vessel has been awarded to Rolls Royce Marine of Norway. The order secures the main engines, azimuth and tunnel thrusters and is the first major package to be awarded by the shipyard, Fuj
VIDEO: Scientists Develop Octopus Robot
Scientists have developed an octopus-like robot, which can zoom through water with ultra-fast propulsion and acceleration. Scientists from the University of Southampton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology built a deformable octopus-
Statoil Opts for Unmanned Wellhead Platform on Oseberg
Norway’s Statoil and its licence partners have chosen an unmanned wellhead platform as the concept for the Oseberg Future development phase I project in the North Sea. According to Statoil, the platform will be controlled from the Oseberg field centre, and the investment decision is expected next wi
Siemens Hands Over HelWin1 to TenneT
Siemens has handed over the second North Sea grid connection, HelWin1, to its client TenneT. The German-Dutch transmission system operator has now also put this grid connection into commercial operation. The offshore platform of the HelWin1 grid connection is located around 85 kilometers off the Ger
Unmanned wellhead platform chosen for Oseberg
Statoil and its licence partners have chosen an unmanned wellhead platform as the concept for the Oseberg Future development phase I project in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The platform will be controlled from the Oseberg field centre. The investment decision is expected next winter. Three v